1.   Barely a month passes from the time the first cherry blossom opens to the time the last dogwood petal flutters to the ground.

2.   Certain pesticides control it, but spraying must begin before blossoms open.

3.   Inside, I pause to see if another crape myrtle blossom has opened.

4.   Its luscious blossoms opened at the end of an exceptionally balmy March.

5.   Plants that receive afternoon shade hold their blossoms open longer.

6.   The delicate blossoms open for a few hours only each year, making hand pollination necessary to ensure a crop.

7.   The trick to drying roses is to string them up before the blossoms open all the way.